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What is Port Scanner?
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Port Scanner is a tool that allows you to scan a group of IP addresses 
looking for the presence of specific incoming TCP/IP ports. This is a 
large benefit to anyone managing a TCP/IP network, or to anyone who is 
concerned with the possible security risks that some TCP/IP tools 
present to their network.

Using an intuitive interface that allows you to specify the start and 
end addresses of a scan, you can quickly check a specific machine, a 
subnet, or an entire domain. Port Scanner comes predefined to scan for 
the most common TCP/IP services, and provides a quick way to add new 
ports to any scan. In addition, Port Scanner lets you scan a subset of 
the existing ports, and to save subsets into named groups for easy 
recall. Scan results can be easily printed or save to a file.

Port Scanner requires a WinSock compatible TCP/IP stack, and is fully 
Windows 95 compatible.

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How Does it Work?
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Port Scanner begins at the location you specify as the Start Address and 
traverses every valid IP number until it reaches the location you 
specify as the End Address. At every step in the scan, Port Scanner 
attempts to open a connection to each port you have selected in the Port 
List. If a successful connection is made, Port Scanner records that 
information in the results file.

How Do I Obtain a Copy?

Port Scanner is available as shareware from Blue Globe Software. As 
shareware, it is freely distributable with a few minor restrictions. See 
the accompanying license (license.txt) and registration form 
(register.doc) for more information.

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How do I contact Blue Globe Software?
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We can be reached by Email at cliffmcc@blueglobe.com, on the web at 
http://blueglobe.com/~cliffmcc
and by fax at (604)744-3897.

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Revision Info
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Version 1.1  -  September 12, 1995

	+ Fixed a bug that caused certain blocks of addresses to be
	  skipped during a scan.
	+ Added a "Copy" item to the results window.

Version 1.0  -  September 2, 1995

	+ First public release of Port Scanner.